The Wisconsin Rapids Police are looking for a suspect who robbed a Jimmy John's.
Courtesy: The Wisconsin Rapids Police Department

Editor's note: Story corrected to correct spelling of name of man arrested. Police originally released name with different spelling.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS – A 54-year-old man is in custody after an armed robbery Sunday at Jimmy John’s in Wisconsin Rapids.

Police arrested Anthony Pepalinski on Wednesday after searching a home in the 2500 block of Seventh Street South, according to the Wisconsin Rapids Police Department. Police are recommending charges of armed robbery to the District Attorney's office.

At about 9 p.m. May 20, officers responded to Jimmy John’s at 2020 Eighth St. S. in Wisconsin Rapids for a reported armed robbery. Chief Erman Blevins said no customers were present at the time of the robbery, but a man armed with a gun took $238 from the restaurant.

Officials used surveillance footage from the restaurant and posted footage on social media. According to a news release, officers were able to identify the suspect because of Facebook, a Nixle Alert mobile messaging system and the Wisconsin Crime Alert Network.